A Heartbeat in the Dark — Baby Preta’s Debut Single “In My Room”

June 26, 2025

A Heartbeat in the Dark — Baby Preta’s Debut Single “In My Room”

In the quiet of the night, Baby Preta opens the door to a world of memories as tender as silk. "In My Room", her new single, came out on May 20th and it's a confession stitched in sound. From the rhythm of the beat to vulnerability in every verse, Baby Preta crafts a soundscape art piece single-handedly, writing, producing, mixing, and mastering it, and even hand-designing the artwork. Born in Portugal and now London based, she bottles late night angst's subtle agony, crafting a story that hangs in the air longer than the music itself has remained like scent in the room.

It is not R&B or Pop alone. It's a waltz of worlds—where the sensual soul of Bryson Tiller intersects with the brilliance of Kizomba's African heritage. Baby Preta draws inspiration from muses such as Doja Cat, Victoria Monét, Nelson Freitas, and Badoxa and mixes these rebellious trends together like ingredients in a late-night cocktail. It has a bilingual rhythm to it, a free taking from English and Portuguese and back again, which reflects the diasporic identity, pulsating with rhythm and romance. There is a reassertion of culture and a message as timeless as love itself: togetherness is everything in the quiet of night. Written in her bedroom, "In My Room" has the smell of reality.

It's a testament to sacred spaces—the still corners where intimacy fans out without show. The beat is steady, close to a slow-circulating clock, reflecting the feel of time folding in on itself when two hearts meet. There's no pretense there, for it was vulnerability—a glimpse into loneliness, into entice, into what it means to be real.

With this drop, Baby Preta is finally in her own spotlight. It's a re-creation wrapped in melody- a turning point for an artist who is taking back her space, her voice and her background. "In My Room" is a declaration. Of life. Of lust. Of what is possible if you embrace and believe in your own beat. It's the teaser for an EP that will make sure to blur boundaries, touch hearts, and bring something completely fresh to the genre.